Chapter 682 You Can’t Stay Here Anymore
For Cole’s sake, Nicholas accepted the request.
After Cole left Dynasty Gardens, he visited Janet.
“Mr. Spurse, what brings you here?” She found it odd, but still, she invited Cole to take a seat.
Meanwhile, Sally served them some tea and left the room.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip before he asked in concern, “How’s your injury?”
“I’m a lot better now. So, don’t worry too much about me,” Janet replied, smiling.
He nodded. “That’s great. I came to tell you that I’ll be heading back to the headquarters in a few days and that you’ll be coming with me.”
Her smile froze on her face upon hearing the news. However, she quickly returned to her senses and realized that he must’ve had his reasons for saying so.
After all, he did agree to let her stay here and recover before this.
“Mr. Spurse, did Nicholas ask you to take me with you?”
“We’ve overstayed our welcome. You should return with me now that you’re feeling much better.” Cole did not deny her question.
However, Janet didn’t want to leave as she mumbled with a frown, “But that wasn’t what you said before.”
“Back then, I could see that you didn’t want to leave, so I let you be. However, you can’t continue to stay here anymore.” As he could see right through her, he tried to persuade her, “Plus, Nicholas is engaged now. It’s about time you give up on him.”
“What doesn’t he like about me?”
She didn’t like what she was hearing. Jealousy kept growing within her as she questioned, “Just how is that woman better than me?”
Cole frowned and looked at her with a troubled gaze. He was worried that she would be overly stubborn on this matter and that she would do something irreversible. “Janet, don’t be too stubborn. You should really stop pushing Nicholas’ limits.”
“I have never done that,” Janet rebutted reflexively.
Unfortunately, Cole had enough of her behavior as well as he warned in a stern tone, “Regardless of that, you know Nicholas better than anyone. He hates it when someone forces him to do something through underhanded means.”
At the sound of that, she bit on her lower lip hard. “I just want to fight for my own happiness. Is it so wrong of me to do so?”
She was unwilling to back down from her stance as she looked up at Cole. Her pretty eyes had turned moist, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
At the sight of that, Cole let out a sigh since it was rare for him to see Janet in such a fragile state.
In his impression, Janet had always been a strong girl.
He understood that Janet was only acting this way because she genuinely liked Nicholas a lot, but no matter how much she liked him, she had missed the opportunity to be with him.
“Janet, it isn’t wrong for you to like Nicholas. The problem is that Nicholas doesn’t like you and even has a fiancée. So, you shouldn’t bother him anymore.”
Cole didn’t want to continue on this subject, so he changed the topic and reprimanded her, “Moreover, the main reason why you failed the mission this time is that you allowed your emotions to be in the way of the mission.”
She instantly felt guilty once she heard that, so she lowered her gaze and tried to avoid eye contact with him.
He spoke even more solemnly, pretending that he did not realize what Janet was trying to do.
“Your personal feelings have affected your judgment during the mission. Since you’re injured in the line of duty, I only gave you a warning instead of reporting it to the higher-ups. However, I hope you can collect yourself in the coming days and be in tip-top condition when you return to work. Also, I don’t wish to see such a thing happening again. Just use the next few days to clear your head.”
Janet remained silent throughout his lecture.
The shadows of her eyelashes covered her dark eyes that were filled with viciousness as she had a terrible mood too.
On the other hand, in the Dynasty Gardens, Tessa went over to Nicholas immediately after he had sent Cole out.
“Nicholas, did something happen?”
She was worried that Cole had asked Nicholas for help, just like he did before.
Nicholas knew that she was just concerned about him, so he smiled and comforted her, “It’s nothing. Cole came over to say goodbye. Janet will be leaving this time as well.”
